In the spirit of collaboration and pushing the sheet metal industry forward, Mestek Machinery's Mike Bailey recently appeared on a Poynter Podcast. In this episode, Mike sat down with Poynter's Joseph Landsell and Aidan Kavanagh of Kavanagh Industries to discuss the state of the HVAC sheet metal fabrication industry both in the US and Australia.
Among many of the topics covered in this episode, here are a few key takeaways the team touched on during this conversation:
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Data centers and healthcare/pharmaceuticals are driving the sheet metal industry both at home and abroad.
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Post-Covid, HVAC sheet metal fabrication has been more abundant, especially in these industries, while skilled labor shortages continue to cause setbacks.
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Prefabrication work inside the manufacturing facility helps speed up on-site work and make up for some lack of skilled trades workers.
- Innovation in the HVAC sheet metal fabrication field relies on the rejection of complacency, both in terms of the workforce and in manufacturing processes in the shop. Continuous improvement and innovative equipment development and automation seek to fill the gaps in skilled labor where they can.
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